San Lucas Mexican Restaurant — Restaurant in Camden

Are you looking for a delicious, authentic Mexican meal? San Lucas in Camden, NJ is the place! From the colorful, Latin-themed interior, to the friendly service, this place is totally worth the trip. Located only 10 minutes from the downtown, San Lucas is a convenient, quick, and tasty option for students, jurors, and, most importantly, people who love authentic Mexican food. My friend and I went on a weekday around 4:30pm and found absolutely no wait time. We were in and out within about 45 minutes, which was especially convenient as we had to head back to the Rutgers University- Camden campus for classes. With the self seating style, we got a table easily and did not have to wait more than 5 minutes before we were approached for our drink and food orders. The waitress spoke English (and was totally nice about us butchering our orders in Spanish), which made it very easy for us to communicate our thanks at the end of the meal for such a great experience. After we ordered, they also served us chips with refried beans and cheese, along with an assortment of sauces, at no extra cost. There was everything from familiar salsas to a green sauce (which I believe was tomatillo) that was so good I ultimately ended up putting it on my main course. My friend and I both got burritos, which was the best decision we could have made. I got the breaded shrimp and my friend, who has unique dietary needs, was able to get a veggie option. The waitress and cooks were very accommodating with her request. The burritos were massive in size, especially considering the low prices, and came out within 15 minutes of us ordering. The portions sizes were so large that I could barely finish. Both of us thought that our meals were absolutely delicious (and definitely better than Chipotle)! Another excellent part about San Lucas is its location. Even though it was right on Federal Street (which is usually metered parking), there are smaller streets intersecting the main road where you can park for free. This area of Camden is pretty bustling with locals, and feels very safe due to the volume of people out and about. I hate to even have to say it, but don’t let negative stereotypes about Camden keep you from eating here! San Lucas is a gem not only amongst restaurants in the city, but stands out as one of the best Mexican restaurants that I’ve eaten at in the Philadelphia-South Jersey region. Make sure you check it...

I love mexican food! This place was a favorite. Now, the service is really bad. You have to wait a long time for food. The food quality is also going down. Ordered a burrito on 3 different ocasions and it hardly had any meat. It was a flat burrito & we sure didn't see that on the menu. We also order their pozole on more than one ocasion and it was more water than anything else. They also over charge you and make up prices.The menu says one thing, but the bill was higher. We were faithful clients to this place and gave them many opportunities, but after so many messups, we will never go back. Found a different place in camden. It is small, but the waitress is so nice and the cook is really good. This is now our new place. My husband goes there at least a few times a week. My advice to the owner is to train the weitress. Clients shouldnt wait more than 20 mins...

Ordene 50 tamales 4 días antes de mi evento. Quede en recogerlos a las 4pm el mero día por que mi evento era a las 5. Llegue el mero día a recoger los tamales y que no estaba lista mi orden. Dijeron que ellos me llevaban mis tamales a mi casa y me los llevaron hasta las 6:30pm! Osea mas de 2 horas después y para acabarla TODOS crudos! No me quedo mas de otra que ponerlos a cocer yo pero hable para dejarles saber y todavía me dicen que querían ir por la olla a mi casa para que se los llevaran y los cocieran. Le dije a la señora por teléfono que para que, no tenia caso por que yo ya los había puesto a cocer mas tiempo, solo le quería dejar saber su error. Después de dejarlos cocer otras 2 horas los tamales seguían crudos. Hablo otra vez para dejarles saber y la señora todavía me pregunta que cuantos tamales tengo, le dije que pues 50 tamales crudos! Y me sale con que tenia tamales fríos y que iba a mandar a alguien a recoger la olla con los tamales y me iba a llevar los otros. Para este punto yo ya estaba super molesta por que se supone que eso iba a dar para comer a mis invitados. Y todavía me dice que quien me tomo mi orden ese día y le digo que el ticket no tenia nombre de quien me tomo mi orden. Eso es lo de menos! Se supone que no importa quien tomo la orden! Es un restaurante! Se supone que ya tiene sus órdenes! El chiste es que mando a un muchacho a recoger la olla y llego hasta casi las 10pm! Y para acabarla ni siquiera mando tamales ni nada la inteligente! Volví hablar muy molesta y le dije que no había enviado nada y me sale con que ella me pregunto que cuantos tamales tenia y que según yo no le conteste nada. Le dije señora yo le dije que pedi 50 tamales y todos están crudos! Y todavía le digo aja y que, por que no tenia ni la decencia de disculparse o decir sabes que te voy a regresar tu dinero ni nada. Solo se quedo callada y pues le dije me va a regresar mi dinero o que y dice deja preguntar. Me terminaron regresando el dinero pero sentí que casi se lo exigí yo. Pésimo servicio al cliente. Nunca mas vuelvo a pedir de ese lugar. No admiten su culpa y mentirosas son. Ahora si que ni comida le pude dar a mis invitados por culpa de ellos tube...